Clinical Insights: Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management

Clinical Insights: Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management

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Published October 2013

ISBN: 978-1-78084-351-3

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common gastroenterological diagnoses seen in many different clinical settings. Accordingly, for successful outcomes from both the diagnostic work-up and the treatment options used in such patients, it is highly important that healthcare providers understand the condition. This book of eleven chapters from international experts provides a concise clinical update on IBS, addressing epidemiology, pathophysiology, efficient and safe diagnostic work-up, and the fundamentals in therapeutic options.